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Ten years after the events in the first movie, a group of
different kids are starting to see the sandlot as their home. Unfortunately,
that home has been invaded by girls playing softball.

Look, I can’t actually call this film plagiarism because it
has the same writers as the first one. That being said, this is the laziest,
most bull-shit attempt at a sequel I have ever seen in my life. I am super
disappointed in everyone that was involved, and that includes James Earl Jones
(Star Wars, Merlin, Finder’s Fee).

They decided to remake the film and label it a sequel. The creators
referenced the first movie very specifically, but then failed to change the
majority of the script. The ending and the components were the same. Even the
way the characters did things was the same. It was completely regurgitated
except that girls were added to the mix.

I’ve scored this film a flat 0; something that has only
happened one other time in the history of this blog. I contemplated giving it
an even lower score.

I don’t care how the actors did. What I care about is that
the prick who wrote this took one of my favorite childhood movies, The Sandlot (1993), remade it into a
sequel and didn’t bother to add a single note of creativity or originality into
it. The first movie deserved better and I think David Evans needs to find a
brand new day job with brand new projects to ruin.

Don’t waste your time on the sequel.

Rotten Tomatoes Critic Score – 40%

Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score – 42%

Netflix’s Prediction for Me – 2.6/5

Trust-the-Dice Score – 0/5

P.S. They made a third one. I’m going to pretend it doesn’t
exist.

Movie Trailer: [ They didn't even bother making an original trailer for the sequel. A third of it is from the first movie. ]

Tucker and Dale are hillbillies heading to their new cabin
in the woods. They’re looking to have a fun time fishing and fixing the place
up. At the same time, a group of college kids are making their way into the
same area for a camping trip.

This movie was great. It had everything I want in a film.

Tucker and Dale vs.
Evil did not just poke fun at the tropes of the horror genre, it used them
to completely shatter expectations. In fact, this film tore up the tropes a lot
like Cabin in the Woods did. You get
to see both sides of the story, but it all remains in the same genre; Cabin in the Woods had a bit of fantasy/sci-fi
in the mix.

The script flowed brilliantly. It remained in the area of
horror-comedy without ever falling over the line into cheesy-crap. It was
creative and engrossing and incredibly entertaining.

It’s almost pointless to comment on the actors. Tyler Labine
is a great comedic actor. Alan Tudyk is… well… Alan Tudyk. He could play pretty
much anyone and cause that character to leap right off the screen.

There’s not much else I could say about this movie without
spoiling the majority of it. I highly recommend watching it.